Jone  has been involved with the CYBILS since 2006.  She’s currently the chairperson of the poetry category.  Poetry is part of her everyday life especially in the K5 library where she teaches. Her students’ poems have appeared at “Check It Out”  These students also send poetry postcards to recipients throughout the world for National Poetry Month. Last year, Jone embarked …

Liz Jones has been part of Cybils graphics since 2007, and fully credits it for introducing her to the wonderful variety in graphic storytelling on the market, even though her local market doesn’t offer much in this category. She connects readers to graphics via the children’s lit class she teaches at the University of Pittsburgh, the students who attend art classes at her studio …

Telling you that I love books for young readers would come as no surprise to you. I can hear the chorus of “duhs” from here. But did you know that I thank my daughter every day for igniting this passion? It’s true. Fifteen years ago, I started building a library for my daughter’s nursery. Since coming home from the bookstore …

Katie Fitzgerald is a trained children’s librarian who has worked in small and large public libraries in upstate New York and Washington, DC. In addition to her blog, Story Time Secrets, which focuses on books, literacy activities, and library service for children and their families, she is also currently writing a book on story time for Rowman and Littlefield’s Practical …

Cathy Potter is K-5 school librarian at Falmouth Elementary School in Maine where she enjoys finding innovative ways to use iPads with her students. Cathy has served as a CYBILS panelist for several years and now chairs the the Book Apps category. If you walk into Cathy’s library you’re likely to find her recommending her favorite books to young readers, …

Melissa has gained the reputation at work for being overly excitable… as evidenced by her squeals when 1) a new Middle Grade or YA book comes out, 2) when she gets to do a fun story time, 3) she gets to meet a cool author, or 3) whenever she finds a new (YA or Middle Grade, mostly) book she loves. …

Sarah Stevenson–a YA author, freelance writer, artist, and graphic designer–has been a part of the Cybils since its inaugural year in 2006, and was blog editor for the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 Cybils. She’s also helped out behind the scenes with the Cybils logo and flyers, and as a judge in various categories. Last year she stepped aside from …

It all started with Harry Potter and homeschooling. After bonding over reading Harry Potter together, kidlit became a family activity. Dad wrote a book, mom (Sheila) published it, and mom and son started a book website, Wands and Worlds, as a homeschooling activity. Blogging followed soon after, which in turn led to the Cybils, which Sheila has been passionately involved …